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Amazon Accord Elusive, But Leadership Summit Generates Hope

August 11, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Amazon Accord Elusive, But Leadership Summit Generates Hope

BELEM, Brazil, August 11, 2023, (ENS) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week hosted a two-day regional summit of the eight Amazon River basin countries seeking a plan to save the world’s largest rainforest. At their meeting in Belem on August 8 and 9, the eight leaders had intended to reach consensus on issues from deforestation to sustainable development in the Amazon in the first such conference in 14 years. […]

Land Use/Forests

Interpol Finds Organized Crime’s Fingerprints on Gold Mining

May 2, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Interpol Finds Organized Crime’s Fingerprints on Gold Mining

LYON, France, May 2, 2022 (ENS) – A new analysis for law enforcement by Interpol, the international police force, shows “the clear involvement of organized criminals in illegal gold mining, taking advantage of surging gold prices and leaving severe environmental degradation in their wake.” […]